Garment



Patented May 19, v1953 GARMENT Margaret E. Brent andGeorge-'RiBrenh f Pittsburgh, iPa.

Application August 29, 1949., YSerialllo.`J,.1,Z',9.28

2 fClaims.

"This invention relates to garments, `particularly to snug-'utting under garmentsysuch as girdles and corsets, vand Ythe inventionI consists in vcertain new and useful improvements in garment construction whereby greater comfort is enjoyed in the wearing of the garment.

"'Ih'eob'jects of the invention will be realized upon kconsidering the `:advantages koi" improved garmentdescribed in the ensuing specication.

'The 'inventionwill ibe understood upon 'refer-j ence to theaccompanying drawings, showing in exemplary way `the improvements of the invention as 'they have been yembodied in a womans girdle.

I-n-ithe drawing:

Fig. 1 is `a i-View in perspective of the ggirdle;

Fig. 2-is a fragmentary view, showing to larger scale aportion of the girdle -vstructure in vertical section, on the plane II'-"I'I of Fig. 1;

Fig. Y3 is a 'fragmentaryviewin .perspective of the girdle, illustrating Ya modification in the improvements of vthe invention; and

Fig, 4 is a View:ln.".per'spectiveof` a unit which may, as desired, be attached to or removedwfrom a girdle .'structure. A

The construction or structural organization of the girdle herein illustrated will serve to disclose the nature of the invention, and will indicate the several types of garments in which the improvements yof the invention may be employed within the contemplation of the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings the reference numeral 2 indicates a womans girdle of conventional construction. It is essentially formed of a fabric, and is fashioned snugly to fit the hips and a portion of the torso of the wearer. The girdle structure may include one or more elastic inserts 3 to facilitate the movements of the legs of the wearer, and it may be provided in usual way with garters 4 to support the hose of the wearer, and may include a slide fastener 5 which facilitates the application and removal of the girdle.

In accordance with the invention the girdle structure is provided with a pocket that is adapted to contain a charge of powder. In the structure of Figs. 1 and 2 the pocket extends substantially continuously throughout the torsoencompassing portion or belt-line of the girdle. The pocket may be formed by sewing a band `t of soft, eXible fabric to the girdle structure on two lines 'I and 8 of stitching. This torso-encompassing pocket is of very shallow depth Ior thickness, as may be understood by considering the distance between the band 6 and the body of thegirdle "2 in Fig.1"2,-a;nd"as indicative of such Vdepth'thepoclsetpmay be said-to -be flat,-;oralmo st fiush,`withthefabricthat forms the body of the girdle, whereby there is Anofin'terference with't'he adaptation A'of the girdle to fit snugly vand-tigl'ltly upon the portions pi' theanatomy of the wearer to v"b'esupported n theslightfor'sha'llow space in the pocket afcharge of powdergiL vpresently to be .described, 'is ,distributedthroughout 'the cirlcumferential extent "ofrthe' pocket.

'llheA portion of thewall lof lthe pocket formed bythebandt isperviousto the contained powder il, "tothe 4extent -required to permit a limited or controlled exu'dation of -the powder tothe Yskin arndbo'dy vofthe person wearing the girdle. gMore particularly, "the ba-njd 6 may Vconsist "of la soft, flexible web of cloth, either ia 'knitted or. woven fabric'ofcotton, wool, or other suitable "material, whose -interstices are ofsuch size as tovperm'it the desiredilimi'te'd or. slight exudation ofjpowder fromthe pocket'tolthe tightly supported ".body 'of "the wearer, "particularly to 'the anatomical portions Aof .the torso of the 'Wearers "body just abovethe'hips. 'Thejplowder which is .Contained in thepocket may :have avariety 'of compositions, andfor purposes of example a powder of the following anaylsis has proved very satisfactory:

Refined borax powder liby weight Corn starch 1/3 by weight Powdered talc 1/3 by weight Deodorant powder l by weight The deodorant powder may consist of any of the commercial deodorant powders now on the market. The mixture, thus compounded, provides what may be called a toilet powder. It bathes the conned body areas of the wearer; it is a desiccant that tends to absorb moisture and to keep the skin of the wearer dry; the powder is soothing to and prevents chang of the skin of the wearer; it is cooling in hot weather; the powder provides for such movement between the garment and the skin of the wearer that the garment does not creep or become misplaced, or crumpled, or uncomfortable to the wearer; and above all it is in effect a lubricant that prevents the garment from sticking to the skin of the wearer and facilitates the application or adjustment of the tight garment on the human body and its removal therefrom.

The pocket may be charged and recharged with the toilet powder through openings aorded by interrupting the upper line of stitching 8 at distributed points l0. The tip of a funnel or of a hollow tube may be inserted through the openings I and the desired quantity of toilet powder introduced to the pocket at distributed points throughout the circumferential or torso-encompassing extent of the pocket.

Alternately, a hollow pointed needle may be inserted through the body of the fabric, after the manner that a physician uses a hypodermc needle, and the powder may be blown (as by means of a syringe bulb) or may be otherwise forced through the body of the needle into the interior of the pocket at each and every point required to `give the proper distribution of the.

charge of powder.

In Fig. 3 it will be seen that the improvements of the invention may be obtained by the provision of a circumferential series of pockets 60 sewn on the inner surface of the girdle 20, and each of these pockets may be charged with the toilet powder. Fig. 4 illustrates another modification: While in the structures abovedescribed the pockets are formed by sewing pervious Webs of flexible material to the fabric body of the girdle, Fig. 4 serves to illustrate that the pocket may be independently formed as a flat tube Il of fabric, pervious to the contained powder at least on its inner` face Ila. This flat tube may be open at one end IIb, whereby the tube may be suspended in vertical position and the toilet powder introduced through said open end. The open end may then be closed, as by means of a snap fastener I3, or the like, and then the tube may be manipulated to obtain a uniform distribution of the contained powder.

The body of the tube is equipped with detachable fastener elements, snap fastener elements l2 in this case, arranged at spaced points along the upper and lower edges of the tube, and the girdle it vwill be understood may be equipped with the counterparts of the fastener elements l2, so that the pocket or hollow band with its toilet powder may be secured to the girdle and removed as desired. This feature is valuable to the extent that the powder-containing band or pocket may be removed when the girdle is to be washed. Furthermore, it is possible to use one powder band or pocket for two or more girdles.

The modifications of Figs. 3 and 4 are illustrative of the many modifications and variants of the invention that lie within the denitions of the appended claims.

We claim:

1. A girdle having means incorporated in its structure for facilitating the application and adjustment of the girdle in snug contact with a human body and for facilitating its removal from such body, said girdle comprising a ilexible body having a torso-encompassing portion and a portion extending downwardly therefrom snugly to fit the hips of the wearer, and a flat pocket comprising a web of pervious material secured to the inner face of said torso-encompassing portion above the said portion extending downwardly therefrom, said pocket providing between said web and the body of said torsoencompassing portion of the girdle a retainer for a thin distribution of a talc-like toilet powder that is adapted to exude through said web upon the skin of the wearer for facilitating the application, adjustment and removal of the girdle.

2. The structure of claim 1, in which the pocket of said means is detachable from said torso-encompassing portion of the girdle, and means for detachably securing the pocket to the last-mentioned portion of the girdle.

MARGARET E. BRENT. GEORGE F. BRENT.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 795,562 Tatti July 25, 1905 880,041 Renton Feb. 25, 1908 1,685,477 Beck Sept. 25, 1928 2,342,066 Tramill Feb. 15, 1944 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 258,719 Switzerland May 16, 1949 

